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Alternate Text: Two panel image. Top: June-August 2023 precipitation anomalies centered on the Pacific ocean. Blue greens across central/eastern Pacific indicate above-average precipitation. Browns over maritime continent, northern South America and Central America indicate below-average precipitation. Both reflect El Nino. Bottom: June-August precipitation anomaly pattern during El Ninos since 1979. Pattern is similar.
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Two panel image. Top: June-August 2023 precipitation anomalies centered on the Pacific ocean. Blue greens across central/eastern Pacific indicate above-average precipitation. Browns over maritime continent, northern South America and Central America indicate below-average precipitation. Both reflect El Nino. Bottom: June-August precipitation anomaly pattern during El Ninos since 1979. Pattern is similar.

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Comparison of the June-August 2023 precipitation anomaly patterns (top) to the El Nino patterns typical seen during June-August (bottom). June-August 2023 had similar patterns to that expected during El Nino. NOAA Climate.gov image based on image from Michelle L'Heureux using GPCP data.